Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

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

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

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

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

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

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

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

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

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

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

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

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

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

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.