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

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

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

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

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.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

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.

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

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.