The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

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

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.

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

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

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

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

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

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