Places clpartin Wants to Go

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

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

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

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

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

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

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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