The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

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

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

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

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

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

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

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

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

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.