One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

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

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

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

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

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

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

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

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.