This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.