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

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The community pools that the community refused to give up on.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.