An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.

The last gas works in England and Wales details how people once extracted the resource from coal.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

Through seven years of burglary, bereavement, and bad luck, a gentleman kept his word by saying none.

Steeple Bumpstead is missing its namesake and locals argue whether it is due to war or wizardry