If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

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 network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

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

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.