Places IanFry Wants to Go

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

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

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

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

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

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

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.