This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

A living lighting fixture.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.