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

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

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

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

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

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.