These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

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

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.

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

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.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.