The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

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

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

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

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

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

London's old-school healing garden.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.