A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

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

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

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

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

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

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

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

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

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

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

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