One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

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

The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.

This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

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

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.