One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

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

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.