Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

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

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

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

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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