This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.