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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

The London statue that imitates passersby.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.