A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

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

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.