Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

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

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

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

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

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

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

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

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

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.