Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

In England, an 18th-century water-powered workshop still stands.

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

An old slave lookout in Cuba's historic sugar cane fields.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.