Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

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

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

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

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

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

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

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