Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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

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.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

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

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

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

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.