London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

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

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

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

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.