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

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

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.

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

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

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.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.