Places jow22 Wants to Go

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

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

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

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

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.