A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

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

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

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

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

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

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.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.