Places Nicole T Wants to Go

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

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

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

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.