Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.