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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

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

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

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

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

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

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