London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

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.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

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

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

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

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

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

London's old-school healing garden.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.