Places Fab1 Wants to Go

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

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

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

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

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

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

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

The only museum in the world dedicated to preserving the life and work of American comedian and entertainer, Phil Silvers.

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

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

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.