This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

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

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

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

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

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

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