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

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

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

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

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

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

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

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

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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

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

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.