These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

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

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

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

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

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

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.