Places Anglophilia Wants to Go

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

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

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.