Places cait7911 Wants to Go

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.

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

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

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

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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