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19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

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

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

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

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.