A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

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

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.