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.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

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

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.