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

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

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

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

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.