A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

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

A high-end clothing boutique with a curious basement art installation.

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

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

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

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.