Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

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

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

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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.

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

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

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

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

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

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

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.