Places finduriel Wants to Go

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

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

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

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

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.