Beaconsfield, England
Bekonscot Model Village
The world's oldest model village.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beaconsfield, England
The world's oldest model village.
Gerrards Cross, England
Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.
Estate, England
Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.