Places matthewboudier Wants to Go

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

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

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

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

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

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

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.