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The Sheldonian Theatre

Oxford, England

The Sheldonian Theatre

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

James Sadler Plaque

Oxford, England

James Sadler Plaque

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Oxford, England

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.

The many, many necktie pieces on display.

Oxford, England

The Bear Inn

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

Duke Humfrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library

Oxford, England

Duke Humfrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Exterior of St Olave's, taken from Seething Lane.

London, England

St Olave Hart Street

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The cape.

London, England

Mold Gold Cape

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

Some of the Lewis Chessmen.

London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Camera Museum.

London, England

Camera Museum

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Replicas of the original effigies to Bastet.

London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Memorial to the Women of World War II.

London, England

Memorial to the Women of World War II

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Allies by Lawrence Holofcener. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon in its new location in 2020

London, England

Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

The mummified forearm

Prague, Czechia

The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

The Prague Metronome slicing through summer skies. (Macskafaraok/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Prague Metronome

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

The street is so narrow pedestrians need a stoplight.

Prague, Czechia

Vinárna Čertovka

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The giant babies of Prague.

Prague, Czechia

'Babies'

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Parable with Skull.

Prague, Czechia

Podobenství s Lebkou (Parable With Skull)

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

The 'Idiom' installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

Prague, Czechia

‘Idiom’

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Ground floor archaeological remains and notice board.

Prague, Czechia

Palladium Shopping Mall

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

The paternoster lift at the Prague City Hall.

Prague, Czechia

Paternoster Lift

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

BDSM masks in the sex machines museum in Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Sex Machines Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

The meridian line.

Prague, Czechia

Prague Meridian

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

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