The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

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

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

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

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

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

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

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.