An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!