The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

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

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

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.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

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

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.