A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

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

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

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

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

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

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

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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