A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

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

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

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 wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

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

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.