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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.