A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

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

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

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

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

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.