The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

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

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.

This ancient rock shelter features cave art and is one of the most culturally important sites in the country.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

A unique underground car park that has become a popular filming location.