A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

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