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The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

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

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

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

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

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

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

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

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

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

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.