At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

London's old-school healing garden.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

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

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

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

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.