Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.

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

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

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