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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

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

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

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

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

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.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

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

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

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

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

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

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.