An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

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.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

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

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

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

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

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

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

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.