This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

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

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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

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

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

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The house in the middle of the motorway.

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

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

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