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

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

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

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

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

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

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

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.