A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

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

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

At this small museum, visitors can view artifacts from the only battlefield in London during the War of the Roses.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.