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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

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

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

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

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 network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

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

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

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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