This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

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

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

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

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

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

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

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

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

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.