Oxford, England
The Saxon Tower at St. Michael at the North Gate
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
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Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Oxford, England
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.
Oxford, England
A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.
Oxford, England
This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.
Oxford, England
Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.
Oxford, England
A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.
Oxford, England
Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Salford, England
The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.
Červenica, Slovakia
This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.
Letanovce, Slovakia
The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.