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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

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

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

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

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

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.