The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

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