One of the smaller hillside chalk horses was designed and cut in by a group of local students in 1804.

This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.

Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.

A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Commemorating the first recorded car journey in the United Kingdom, a 56-mile trip that defied the speed limit the whole way.

It's believed emperor Hadrian himself funded this once architectural wonder.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.