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

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

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.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

A student driver's nightmare.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.