The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.