The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.