The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

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

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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

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