This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

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

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.