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London, England

'Potteries and Piggeries' Bottle Kiln

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.
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London, England

Former Decca Studios

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
London, England

John Harrison's Marine Chronometers

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
London, England

The Tower of London Menagerie

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

Quantum Cloud

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

Kirkaldy Testing Museum

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

Ragged School Museum

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

36 Blythe Road

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.
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London, England

Container City

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
Mira Added by Mira
London, England

Dick Whittington’s Cat

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
Gavin Added by Gavin
London, England

Monument to Hodge the Cat

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Growing Underground

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland

Beached Whalers

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.
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Berlin, Germany

Berlin Story Bunker

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
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Iceland

The Stone Carvings of Páll Guðmundsson

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.
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Eskifjörður, Iceland

Sören and Sigurborgar's Rare Stone Collection

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.
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Iceland

Samúel Jónsson's Art Farm

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
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Iceland

Arctic Circle Marker

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
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Iceland

Garðar BA 64

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Iceland

U.S. Navy DC-3 Wreckage

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
sheepdontswim Added by sheepdontswim
Reykjavik, Iceland

Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason Statue

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Statue of Guy the Gorilla

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra