Places sherfickart Wants to Go

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

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 first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were the first famous conjoined twins in England, but it's not clear when they were born.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.