The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

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

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

To literally keep their waste out of their own backyards, the citizens of this English city built an impressive sewer system that is still in use today.

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

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

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.