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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

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

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

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

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

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.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

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

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

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

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.