A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.