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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

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

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

The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

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

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

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.

Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.

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

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.