Places Lillive Wants to Go

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

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

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

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

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

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

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

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

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

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

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.