This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

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

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

London's Victorian Tower of Babel.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

London's old-school healing garden.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.