Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

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

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

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

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

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

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

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