These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

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

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

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

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

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

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

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

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

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.

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.