Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

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

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

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

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

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

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

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

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