This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.