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A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

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

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.