Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

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

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

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

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.