Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

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

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

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

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

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

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

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

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

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.

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

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.

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

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

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.