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San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
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London, England

Electric Avenue

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
Added by cl94
Shildon, England

The ‘Rocket' Locomotive

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
London, England

Brunel Museum Grand Entrance Hall

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
London, England

The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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London, England

Houseboats of Regents Canal

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
London, England

The Real Greenwich Prime Meridian

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
hrnick Added by hrnick
London, England

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Added by Vordenius
London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
London, England

Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Glasgow, Scotland

The Highlandman's Umbrella

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Glasgow, Scotland

The Glasgow Necropolis

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
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Glasgow, Scotland

Duke of Wellington Statue

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
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London, England

'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Danvers, Massachusetts

Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
Added by andymoff
Krakow, Poland

Wawel Chakra

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Added by JakesMotoAdventure
London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Allison Added by Allison
London, England

Museum of the Home

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

Sir John Soane's Museum

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
Dylan Added by Dylan
London, England

Hunterian Museum

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