Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

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

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

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