A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

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

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

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

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.