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Berlin, Germany

Liquidrom

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
racheldoyle Added by racheldoyle
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
atimian Added by atimian
London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Time for Tea

A five-story homage to tea times past.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

PsychoBarn

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.
tjmuehleman Added by tjmuehleman
London, England

The Beaumont Hotel

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
Added by Alex Rad
London, England

Blenheim Gardens Estate

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.
Added by Partridge
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

Du Cane Court

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Isokon Flats

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
Added by duncanchappell
London, England

WWT London Wetland Centre

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Algerian Coffee Stores

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

The Attendant, Fitzrovia

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
jessemiers Added by jessemiers
London, England

Peace Garden at Tavistock Square

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
London, England

Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
Added by LongNow
London, England

Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Added by Naomiadventures
London, England

Barbican Conservatory

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

St Olave Hart Street

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
MrMStuchbery Added by MrMStuchbery
London, England

The Star Tavern

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Colin McDonald Added by Colin McDonald
London, England

Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
Trevor Added by Trevor
London, England

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Hampstead Pergola

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra