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

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

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

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