Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.

An abandoned bear enclosure from a 19th-century zoo located in a Danish forest.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

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

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

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

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

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

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.