Places davejenkins Wants to Go

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

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

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

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

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

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.