A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.