Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

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 grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.