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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

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

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

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

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

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.