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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

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

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

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

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.