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.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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.

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

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

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

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

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

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.

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

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

A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.