These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

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

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

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

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

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

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

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

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

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

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.

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

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.