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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

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

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.