Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

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

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.