King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

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

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

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

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.