The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

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

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

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

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

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

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Once a flowing stream and where the USS Monitor, the world's first ironclad, was built and launched.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.