The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.