Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

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

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

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

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

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

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

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

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.