A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

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

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.