The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

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

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.