Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A high-end clothing boutique with a curious basement art installation.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

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

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

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

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

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.