Places marileeski Wants to Go

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

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.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

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

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

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

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

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

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

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

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A student driver's nightmare.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

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