🇬🇧 London's Dark History Trail

Forget Buckingham Palace—here’s a macabre journey through London’s bloody past: medieval torture, Victorian surgeries, and unsolved murders. 🩸 The Itinerary: 1️⃣ The Clink Prison Museum • 12th-century hellhole where "justice" meant rat torture and starvation. • Free creepy photo with shackles at the exit! ⏳ Mon-Fri 10-6 | Sat-Sun 10-7:30 | £8 2️⃣ Old Operating Theatre Museum • 1822 surgical loft where women underwent pre-anesthesia amputations (students watched from bleachers!). • Smell the herb garrets—original 1700s pharmacy vibes. ⏳ Thu-Sun 10:30-5 | £9 3️⃣ Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum • 40,000+ artifacts of poisons, potions, and Victorian "cures" (mercury elixir, anyone?). • Silent as a grave—perfect for dark academia lovers. ⏳ Mon-Fri 9-5 | FREE 4️⃣ Jack the Ripper Museum • Step into 1888 Whitechapel: Police reports, bloodstained letters, and victim Mary Kelly’s reconstructed bedroom. • Chilling AF—they play original street sounds. ⏳ Daily 9:30-6 | £12 (book ahead) 💀 Why It’s Unique: • No crowds—just you and London’s ghostly whispers. • Grisly souvenirs: The Clink sells "medieval crime" postcards. #DarkTourism #LondonSecrets #HistoryGore #OffbeatLondon