The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

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

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.