This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.