Places Chouxie Wants to Go

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

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

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

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

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

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

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

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

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

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

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

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

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

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

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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