London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

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

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

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