This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

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

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

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

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

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.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

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