The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

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

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

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

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

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

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

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

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

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

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