Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

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

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

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

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.