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

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

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

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

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

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

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

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

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.