Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The middle finger of modernity.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.