Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

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

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

The last remaining predreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.