The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

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

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

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

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

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

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

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.

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.

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