Places kristidem Wants to Go

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

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

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

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

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

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

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

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

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

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

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

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.