This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

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

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

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.