The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

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

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

Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.

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

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

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

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

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

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.

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

A five-story homage to tea times past.