Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

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

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

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

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.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

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

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.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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