The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.