This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.