Besançon, France
Astronomical Clock of Besançon
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
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Besançon, France
One of the world's most complex timepieces.
London, England
Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.
Lancaster, England
A massive glacial deposit that includes a carved staircase to reach the top.
Reading, England
This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
Northumberland, England
A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Gilsland, England
In the middle of a barren moorland, the remnants of a lost British Space Age stand like a 20th-century Stonehenge.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
Lincoln, England
The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.
Chesterfield, England
The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.
Elsdon, England
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
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.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
London, England
This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Rhayader, Wales
A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
Toronto, Ontario
This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.