Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.