A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

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

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

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

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.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

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

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

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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