Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This secret garden has bloomed into London's most unique hub of urban creativity.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

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

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

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

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

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.