A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

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

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

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

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

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

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

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

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

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

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

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.