Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

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

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

A student driver's nightmare.

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

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.