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

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

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

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

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.