The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.