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

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

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.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

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

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

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

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

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

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

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

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

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.