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

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

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

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

You will not be able to miss this building.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

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

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

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

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

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.