The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

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

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.