The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This giant work of Cappadocian pottery includes a memorial for the artisan who created it.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

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

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

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.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.