An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

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

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

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

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.