This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.