This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

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

London's old-school healing garden.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.