Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

A monument to a beloved aquatic folk hero in the Irish town of Dingle.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.