More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

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

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

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.