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.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

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

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

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

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

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

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

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

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.