The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.