A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

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

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

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

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

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

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

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

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

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.