One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

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

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

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

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

This unassuming farm complex was once the epicenter of an underground liberation group.

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.