A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

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

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

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

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

London's largest outsider art museum.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

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

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

London's old-school healing garden.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.