The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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.

The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

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