An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

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

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.