London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.
Lexington, Virginia
This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
Millbrook, New York
This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.
Red Hook, New York
A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.
Ocean View, Delaware
The mistake that launched the commercial broiler chicken industry is immortalized in the town where it took place.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
Florence, Arizona
Florence's historic adobe county courthouse was turned into a historic site that honors one of Arizona's most prominent political leaders.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.
Milan, Italy
The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.
Pisa, Italy
The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Peninsula, Ohio
Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.
Warren, Ohio
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.