Places Edited by AdOYo

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.

A stone plaque and a winking pub name are all that remain to remember the victims of deadly 1836 avalanche.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.