Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.