The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

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

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

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

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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

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

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.