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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

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

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

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

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

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

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

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

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

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

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

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