A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

The world's oldest railway bridge in continuous use.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

A miniature statue of a beloved character from children's literature.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

18th century opera in its original splendor.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.