A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

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

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

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

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

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

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

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.