Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

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

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

London's old-school healing garden.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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