This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.