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

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.