Places d4recki Wants to Go

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

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

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

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

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

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

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

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

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

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

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.