This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

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

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

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.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.