A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

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

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

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

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

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

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

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

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.