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Glasgow, Scotland

George Square Imperial Measurements

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Cork, Ireland

Cork City Gaol

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.
Florin Tudose Added by Florin Tudose
Athens, Greece

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Rye, England

The Mermaid Inn

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Bermuda

Royal Navy Docks

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Stapleford, England

The Hemlock Stone

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

The Arboretum

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

Bell Inn Caves

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

The Caves of Nottingham

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

The Lost Caves

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Nottingham, England

Green's Mill

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
Wellington, New Zealand

Taranaki Wharf Jump Platform

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.
tattarattat Added by tattarattat
Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Shanklin, England

Shanklin Chine

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
Added by vivianlefay
Dunmore, Scotland

The Dunmore Pineapple House

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Dunmore, Scotland

Elphinstone Tower

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Minstead, England

The Rufus Stone

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.
Added by alandmatth
Berlin, Germany

Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Dror Added by Dror
Berlin, Germany

Platform 17 Memorial

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.
Berlinblog Added by Berlinblog
Berlin, Germany

Natur-Park Südgelände

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.
rybarrios81 Added by rybarrios81
Glasgow, Scotland

Meikle Bin Plane Crash Site

The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.
Added by Obscuravibes
Green Cove Springs, Florida

Space Shuttle Fuel Tank

How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?
Added by rparis1022
Palmerston North, New Zealand

Mt. Cleese

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Basingstoke, England

The Baverstock Arms

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo