Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

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

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

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

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

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

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

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

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.