This heart-shaped island looks substantially less lovely after a recent bulldozing project.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

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

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.