New York, New York
Tompkins Square Temperance Fountain
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
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New York, New York
A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
London, England
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.
New York, New York
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Melrose, Scotland
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.