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

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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

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

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

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

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

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

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

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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