Places Grenskozak Wants to Go

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

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

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

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

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

London's old-school healing garden.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A living lighting fixture.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

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

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A crucified and bearded female saint.