This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

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

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

The artist behind this historical depiction of transportation remains a mystery.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.