This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

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

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

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