The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

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

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

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

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.