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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

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

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.