This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.

This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.