Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

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

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

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

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

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

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

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

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

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

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.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.