Places disgrace Wants to Go

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.