Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

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

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.