Places immatthewpelton Wants to Go

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

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

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

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

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

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

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.