Places shellylally Wants to Go

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

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

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

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

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

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

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

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.

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

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

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

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.