A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

A student driver's nightmare.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

In the 9th-century this small spring-fed well became the location of daily mealtime miracles for one Saxon monk.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.