This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

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

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.