Places jeffquinton Wants to Go

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

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.