The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

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

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

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.