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

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.