The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

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 an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

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

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.