The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.

Once a year a small English town gets together to chase oranges down a steep hill in honor of a legendary accident.

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

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

The best place to acquire pea shooting fame.

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

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

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

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

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

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

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

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

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