This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

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

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

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.