The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

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

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

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

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

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

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

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

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

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

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

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

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.