This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

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

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

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.