This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

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

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

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

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

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

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

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

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

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

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

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

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