Places ulitsky Wants to Go

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

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

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This secret garden has bloomed into London's most unique hub of urban creativity.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

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

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

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

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

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

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

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.