Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

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

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

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

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

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

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

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.