This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

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

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

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

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

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A student driver's nightmare.