After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.