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

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

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

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

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

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

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

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.