The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

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

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

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

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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