Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

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

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.