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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.