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

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

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

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

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

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.