London, England
S.O.E. Monument
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
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London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
London, England
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.
Washington, D.C.
A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
Vienna, Austria
The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
London, England
Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.
London, England
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
London, England
Where the dead once lay, art now plays.
London, England
This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.
London, England
This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.
London, England
An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.
London, England
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
London, England
The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.