London, England
Magic Circle Museum
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
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London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.
San Francisco, California
This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.
San Francisco, California
The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
San Francisco, California
A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Colma, California
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Essex, England
The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.
Braintree, England
You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.
Salford, England
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
New York, New York
Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.
New York, New York
The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.
Larrivière-Saint-Savin, France
This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.
Arnside, England
This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.
Tilbury, England
This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.
Le Raincy, France
1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.
Dietikon, Switzerland
A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
London, England
This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.