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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.