A cat's the star at these venues around the world, from museums to bars to government offices

It s a tail as old as time. You re in the right place at the right moment and the next thing you know, you re living in the White House. That s wha...

It’s a tail as old as time. You’re in the right place at the right moment and the next thing you know, you’re living in the White House.

That’s what happened to a stray, gray, green-eyed cat named Willow, who turned up at a Joe Biden rally in Pennsylvania in 2020, jumped onstage and left with soon-to-be first lady Jill, who later wrote a book about her.

Plenty of other four-pawed wonders have landed on their padded feet in famous and fortuitous places.

And it works both ways: Cats bring value to the venues they inhabit, whether it’s simply adding a cute factor or ratting on rodents. Sometimes, they even come to define the place.

London's feline royalty Take Lilibet, for example.