The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Named for the Yoruba word for Lagos, this craft brewery draws on European beer-making and West African palm wine-fermenting techniques.

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

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

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

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

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

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.