A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

According to local legends, a monstrous worm once wrapped itself around this hill by the River Wear.

A reminder of a long-gone community and way of life on the River Tyne.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.

Legend has it that the devil itself built this portal on a dare.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.