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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

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

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.