Places adamantum Wants to Go

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

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

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

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

London's old-school healing garden.

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

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.