A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.