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

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

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

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

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

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

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

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

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

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

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

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

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.