A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.