Places Madeleine Wants to Go

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

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

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

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

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

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

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

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

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

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

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

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.