This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

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

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

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

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

An early Korean refrigerator.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.