This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

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

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.

This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.

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

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

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

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.