One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

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

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

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

Soak up some local history in this restored Edwardian era swimming pool.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.