A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

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