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

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

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

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

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

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

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.