A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

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

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

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

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.