This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.