The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

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

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

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.