This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

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

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

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

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

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.

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

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

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.