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.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

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

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

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

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

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

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

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

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

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

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

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.