Places LaGiumenta7 Wants to Go

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

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

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

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

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

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.