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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.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

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

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

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

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

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

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

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

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

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.