The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

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

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.