A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

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

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

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

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

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.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

You will not be able to miss this building.

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.