Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames

You're standing at Hampton Court Palace, on the Thames in the southwest of London. Start with the bridge over the moat, leading to the great gatehouse. It's lined with ten statues of heraldic animals, the King's Beasts. Lions, dragons, a unicorn, a greyhound. Together they tell the family story of Henry the Eighth and his third wife, Jane Seymour. And look up at the roofline, with all those fancy Tudor chimneys.