This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.