Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

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

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

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

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

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

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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

Abstract dinosaur models in London.