Places chrissyml Wants to Go

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

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

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

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

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

London's largest outsider art museum.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.