The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.