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The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.

After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.