One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

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

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

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

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.