Places kayp Wants to Go

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

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

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.