An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

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

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

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

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