A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

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

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

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.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

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

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

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