This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.