London, England
Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
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London, England
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Kingsbridge, England
Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Le Roeulx, Belgium
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Lo-Reninge, Belgium
A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Mons, Belgium
A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Maldegem, Belgium
A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.
Heuvelland, Belgium
Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.
Ostend, Belgium
The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.
Mons, Belgium
Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Liège, Belgium
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
Herentals, Belgium
This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.