A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

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

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

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

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

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

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

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

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

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

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.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

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

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

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.