A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

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

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

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

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

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

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

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

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