The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

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

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

A town's history displayed through a massive work of art.

Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.

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

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

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.