This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

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

A colonial-era fort with panoramic views across the East Timor-West Timor border, now home to a hotel.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

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

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

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

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