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Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Bench of Whispers

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Third Thistle Added by Third Thistle
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Botafumeiro

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
IJVin Added by IJVin
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Shadow Pilgrim

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Subiaco, Australia

Bishop Rosendo Salvado Statue

Dedicated to the founder of "New Norcia."
Added by Obscuravibes
Osijek, Croatia

Mačkamama

A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."
Added by klukec
Whitby, England

Scoresby's Polar Bear

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Peter Pan Statue

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
London, England

Earl's Court Police Box

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
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
York, England

The Snickelways of York

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
Added by OTTOTHEKING
York, England

York Minster Astronomical Clock

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
Added by OTTOTHEKING
County Durham, England

Inkerman Beehive Coke Ovens

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
York, England

Baile Hill

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
Added by sazboomting
Whitby, England

199 Steps Coffin Benches

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
County Durham, England

Egglestone Abbey

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Whitby, England

Whitby Horse Mounting Blocks

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Middlesbrough, England

'Temenos'

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage
katielou106 Added by katielou106
York, England

Dick Turpin's Tombstone

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Will Nett Added by Will Nett
York, England

Hob Moor and Plague Stones

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
Elizabeth Meg Added by Elizabeth Meg
Whitby, England

Bombardment Garden

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Liam Mook Added by Liam Mook
York, England

The York Ghost Merchants

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
York, England

Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
York, England

Kings Square Gravestones

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
London, England

'Out of Order'

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden