A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."