You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

London's largest outsider art museum.

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

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

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

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

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

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.

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.

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

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

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.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.