A historic fire call point.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.