Places alphalabovi Wants to Go

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

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

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.