Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.