Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

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

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

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

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.