A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

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

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

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

The world’s largest collection of cork models of ancient Roman buildings, made by a court baker and his son.

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.