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

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.

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

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

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

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

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

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

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

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

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

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.