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

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

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

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

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

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

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

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

A memorial dedicated to the famed North Pole explorer appropriately sits at the far edge of Arlington National Cemetery.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

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

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.