The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

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

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.