Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

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.

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

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

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

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

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

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

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