It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

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

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

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

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.