These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

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