This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

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

Students can borrow artwork from this gallery to display in their own residences.

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

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The middle finger of modernity.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.