An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Because there's no place like home.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.