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

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

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

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.