Places metaranha Wants to Go

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

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

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

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

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

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