A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

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

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

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

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.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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