This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

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

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

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

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.