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

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.