A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

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

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

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

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

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

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

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

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.