The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

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

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

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

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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