Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.