London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

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

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

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

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

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

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

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

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.