A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

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

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.