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

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

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

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

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

London's largest outsider art museum.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.