The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This bullet spent 34 years lodged in the chest of Waruhiu Itote, a Mau Mau guerrilla fighter who resisted British colonial rule in the 1950s.

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

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

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

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.