This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

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

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

London's old-school healing garden.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

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