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

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

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

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

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

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.