Places mrsamps Wants to Go

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?

The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.

These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.

A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

Once part of a magnificent Tudor palace, this wine cellar is a time capsule underneath the Ministry of Defence.

A vintage media store and safe haven for cinema buffs who love 16mm films shown on vintage projectors.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.