This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

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

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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

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

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