The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.