Places R Sevens Wants to Go

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

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

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

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

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

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.