The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.