The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

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

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.