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

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.