A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

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

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

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

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

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.