On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.