The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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 John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."