London, England
Floris Perfumery
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
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London, England
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
Wakefield, England
Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.
London, England
A lone medieval church tower marooned among the City of London's skyscrapers
Knaresborough, England
Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Tarvin, England
Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Winchester, England
This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.
Grantham, England
One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
Maldon, England
This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.
Kempley, England
A Norman church with some of England's best-preserved medieval wall paintings
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Oro Valley, Arizona
Giant quails play and greet visitors at a suburban park.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Nitra, Slovakia
A towering sword embedded in the ground commemorates the legendary Slavic ruler.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Irvine, Scotland
Once the overnight home of Mary Queen of Scots.
Stirling, Scotland
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
Glasgow, Scotland
Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.