Places elemenope Wants to Go

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

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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.

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.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

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

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

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

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A student driver's nightmare.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.