The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

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

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

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

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

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

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

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

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

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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