This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

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

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

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

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