The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.