The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

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

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

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

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

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

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

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

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

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

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