Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

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

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.