Ghent, Belgium
Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien
Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.
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London, England
Black Museum
Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.
London, England
London Necropolis Railway Station
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Of Alley and the Duke’s Streets
An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.
London, England
Benjamin Franklin House
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
London, England
Fleet Air Arm Memorial
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
The Vincent Street Fireplace
A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.
London, England
The Star Tavern
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
London, England
WWT London Wetland Centre
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
King Henry's Mound
It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.
London, England
Kyoto Garden
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
London, England
Leighton House Museum
This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.
London, England
The Wallace Collection Armory
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.
London, England
Audley Square Spy Lamp Post
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
Down Street Underground Station
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
Dirty Dick's
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
London, England
Grant Museum of Zoology
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Strand Lane 'Roman Baths'
Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
London, England
Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
