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Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Normaal Amsterdams Peil (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum)

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Cutty Stool'

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Oak Park, Illinois

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Gregory T Janetka Added by Gregory T Janetka
Oak Park, Illinois

Park Grove Manor

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
David Hammond Added by David Hammond
York, England

Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Athens, Greece

Eleni Marneri Galerie Late Antiquity Urban Villa

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Oak Park, Illinois

Unity Temple

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Added by billthomasson
Athens, Greece

St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Athens, Greece

Ancient Ruins on Selley Street

These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
Goathland, England

Goathland Station

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.
almostginger Added by almostginger
Durham, England

Elvet Bridge

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Bruges, Belgium

The Devil's Pants

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
babblefu Added by babblefu
Bruges, Belgium

Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Added by jivie4
Athens, Greece

Holy Church of Saint Andrew

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
London, England

Hunterian Museum

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Added by mbison
York, England

Reliquary of St. Margaret Clitherow

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Bishopthorpe, England

York Solar System Trail

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.
Added by OTTOTHEKING
London, England

Angela Flanders Perfumer

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
Added by michelleferlito
London, England

Kyoto Garden

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

The Ten Bells Pub

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
Added by allisonmarach
Edinburgh, Scotland

Netherbow Bell

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Scarborough, England

Butter Cross

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.
Global Sightseer Added by Global Sightseer