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

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

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

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

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.