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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Catacombs turned marketplace.