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

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

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

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

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

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

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

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

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

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

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.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.