This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

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

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.