London, England
'The World Turned Upside Down'
Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.
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London, England
Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.
London, England
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
London, England
A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
London, England
A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
London, England
The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
London, England
An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.
London, England
One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.