A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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

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

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

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.