A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

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

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

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.