Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

A student driver's nightmare.

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

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

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

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

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.