Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.

This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.

This simple wooden cross is said to mark the grave of an unknown sailor who washed ashore nearby.

An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.

This modern artwork, inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, tells Battle's early history following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest.

On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.

This church is home to a 1,600-year-old tree, but also a mysterious carved figure who may have been a pagan idol.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

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

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

This tiny triangular cottage is one of a kind in England, and has housed everything from a watchmaker's studio to coffin storage.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

This restored pump house gives a glimpse into the past when communal water supplies were common.

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

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

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.