The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

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

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

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.