Places smells Wants to Go

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.