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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

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

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Built to celebrate the glory of a new queen, this forgotten monument has moved around Madrid three times, reflecting 200 years of political whims and city redevelopment.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.