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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

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

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.