Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

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

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

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

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

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

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