These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The world's largest wooden structure.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

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

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.