One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

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

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

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

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

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

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.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

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