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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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

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

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

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

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

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

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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