The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.