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 building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

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

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.