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

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

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

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

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.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.