Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

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

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.