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

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

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

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

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

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.