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

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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

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

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

London's largest outsider art museum.

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

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.