A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

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

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

London's old-school healing garden.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Catacombs turned marketplace.