One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

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

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

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

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

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.