Places Atlantis Wants to Go

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

A high-end clothing boutique with a curious basement art installation.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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

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

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

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

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

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

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

This secret garden has bloomed into London's most unique hub of urban creativity.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

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

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.