Places Lillive Wants to Go

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

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

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.