A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

These iconic characters honor Carl Giles, who brought humor to newspaper readers for almost 50 years.

A bronze and stone statue made to recognize the life and career of a Russian aristocrat turned English rugby player.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

This monstrous face has watched over passersby for centuries.

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

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.