This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

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

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.