Places alftob Wants to Go

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

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

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

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

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

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

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

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

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