A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

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

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

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

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.