Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

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

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

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.

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

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

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

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

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.