Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

The ruins of this medieval tower are destined to crumble into the sea.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

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

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

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

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

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

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.