London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Paris, France
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Royston, England
Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.