The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

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

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

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

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

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

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

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

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.