A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

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

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

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 mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

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

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