An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

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

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

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.