This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

Dating back to the early 12th century, this is the first Augustinian priory established in England.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.