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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

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

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.