London, England
The Barbican Estate
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
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London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
Lisbon, Portugal
This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
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
Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
London, England
These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.
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.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
London, England
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
London, England
This is London's smallest listed building.
Southend-on-Sea, England
This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
London, England
This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.