Places Jessica Leigh Hester Wants to Go

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

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

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

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

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

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

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

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.