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

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

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

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

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

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

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

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

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.