Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

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

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

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

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