A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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

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

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.