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

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

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

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.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.