These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

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

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

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

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

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.