At the center of a busy traffic interchange of Elephant and Castle sits a gleaming stainless steel box that has perplexed south Londoners for decades. Depending on which urban legend is favored... »

Unusual Monuments, Electrical Oddities, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Trevor and Dylan

A haven for criminals of all stripes, the sanctuary stones of Beverley marked an ancient boundary inside of which thieves and brigands could escape the law. Legend has it that King Athelstan... »

Strange Statues, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and others

There are few figures of the 19th century who have had a greater impact on the course of civilization than the Scottish physicist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell. His discovery of a unified... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Unique Collections | Edited by Trevor and Dylan

In disaster movies, when the asteroid is hurtling towards earth, or the super volcano is about to blow, there is always a top-secret location where the president, government officials and... »

Retro-Tech, Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge, Subterranean Sites | Edited by and Dylan

Famed for its thousands of interlocking hexagonal columns that rise vertically like steps, the Giant's Causeway is a geological oddity that looks distinctly man-made. In fact, the unusual... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by Josh, michelle and 2 others

Barometer World is the world's foremost seller and repairer of antique and modern mechanisms for determining atmospheric air pressure. A showroom-cum-museum attached to the store features... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by Josh and mrobscurity

The celebrated Queens College Moon Dial, often erroneously attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, was painted on an exterior wall at Cambridge University in 1733. In addition to the traditional solar... »

Astounding Timepieces, Instruments of Science | Edited by Dylan and Josh

Few amateur astronomers have enjoyed the success and fame of the brother and sister observing pair of William and Caroline Herschel. Together they were responsible for the discovery of one... »

Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Musical Wonders, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Trevor

Conceived by Jem Finer of London / Irish punk band The Pogues, Longplayer is a musical composition 1,000 years in length. Its first performance began at midnight on December 31, 01999 and will... »

Astounding Timepieces, Musical Wonders, Long Now Locations | Edited by LongNow

Edwin Beard Budding was designing a machine that could trim the nap from guardsmen's uniforms when he discovered that, instead of trimming cotton, his invention could trim grass. Previously the... »

Unique Collections | Edited by anhie