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

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

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

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

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A student driver's nightmare.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

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

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.