Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

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

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

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

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

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

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

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

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

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.