The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.