Places nejuum Wants to Go

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

Late Mesolithic settlements and Bronze Age burials have been excavated at this ancient woodland on the top of a hill.

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

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

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

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

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

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

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

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

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

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.