Places ckoohle Wants to Go

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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.

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

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

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

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

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

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

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

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

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.