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

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

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

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.