This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

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

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

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

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

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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