The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

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

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

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."