The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

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

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

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

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.