Places ashley8918 Wants to Go

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

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

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

London's largest outsider art museum.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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

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

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

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

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.