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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.