A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

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

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

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

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

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

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