The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

This colossal couch is an unlikely monument to Europe's first female Doctor of Law.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

Underneath the well-known Lindenhof hides a secret cellar documenting Zurich's early history.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.