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

The London statue that imitates passersby.

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

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

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

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

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.

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

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

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