London, England
David Bowie Graffiti Mural
An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Traffic Light Tree
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Evanston, Illinois
Grosse Point Lighthouse
A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.
Havana, Cuba
El Cristo de la Habana
A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.
Havana, Cuba
El Polinesio
When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.
Havana, Cuba
El Caballero de Paris (The Gentleman from Paris)
This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.
Playa Girón, Cuba
Museo Girón
A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.
Havana, Cuba
Bacardi Building
After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.
Havana, Cuba
John Lennon Statue
His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."
Havana, Cuba
Viaje Fantástico
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
Havana, Cuba
Callejon de Hamel
A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.
Havana, Cuba
La Plaza de la Revolución
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Havana, Cuba
Colón Cemetery
In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.
Havana, Cuba
Fusterlandia
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
