The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

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

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

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

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

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

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

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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