Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

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

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.