The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

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

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

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

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

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

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

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

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.