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

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

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

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

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

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London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

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

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

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 largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

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.