One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

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

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.