This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

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

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

Crafted by one of the first makers of stoneware in England.

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

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

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

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.