This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

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

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

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

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

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