This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.

A vintage media store and safe haven for cinema buffs who love 16mm films shown on vintage projectors.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

This blue plaque memorializes the first person to be murdered on a railway train.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.

The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

The world’s largest street art museum.

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

A tribute to an 18th-century British surveyor.