The London statue that imitates passersby.

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

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

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

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

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

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

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

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.

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

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

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

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

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.