The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.