A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

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

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

A vintage media store and safe haven for cinema buffs who love 16mm films shown on vintage projectors.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

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

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.