The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

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

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

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

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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

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

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.