Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

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.

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

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

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

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

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.