The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

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

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.