Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

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

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."