Helsinki, Finland
Suomenlinna Church
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
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Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Halifax, England
This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.
Manchester, England
Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
Brighton, England
The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
London, England
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London, England
This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
London, England
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
London, England
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
London, England
Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.
London, England
A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.
London, England
Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.
London, England
These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.
London, England
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.