An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

According to the Soldiers Account Book, the village of Odiham is home to Thomas Atkins, whose name became shorthand for all British soldiers.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.