This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

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 series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

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

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

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.

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

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

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

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

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

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.