Shops in London

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

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

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.