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London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

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

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.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

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

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

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

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.