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The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

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

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

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

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

London's old-school healing garden.