Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

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

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

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

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

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

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

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

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.