London, England
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
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London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Somerset, England
Vicars' Close
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Ecuador
Tiputini Biodiversity Station
This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
World's Loneliest Tree
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Godalming, England
Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
London, England
Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
Madrid, Spain
Torres Blancas
Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.
London, England
Isokon Flats
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
New York, New York
Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
Sedona, Arizona
Teal McDonald's Arches
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
London, England
Audley Square Spy Lamp Post
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Washington, D.C.
Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
Great Yarmouth, England
Wellesley Road Grandstand
These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.
Burgh Saint Peter, England
The Tower of St Mary's Church
The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.
London, England
Edmond Halley Memorial
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
Falls Church, Virginia
'Mr. Dixie'
This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
Welcome to Fabulous Las Matas Sign
An ode to the famous Las Vegas signage.
Canterbury, England
Tomb of the Black Prince
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
Kent, England
Queen Bertha and King Æthelberht
Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.
