Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

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

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

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

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

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

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

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

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A student driver's nightmare.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.