A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

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

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

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

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

London's old-school healing garden.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

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

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

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

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

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.