19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

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

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

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

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.