This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

A student driver's nightmare.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

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

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.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.