A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.