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A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

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

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

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

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

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