Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

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

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

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

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.