Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

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

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

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.