London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

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

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

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

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.