A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

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

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

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

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

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

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.