The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

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

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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