This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.