One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

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

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

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

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

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

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.