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

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

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

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

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

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.