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

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

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

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

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

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

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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

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

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

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

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

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

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

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