Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

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

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.