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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

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

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.