This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

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

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

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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