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Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.