Places vhass Wants to Go

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

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

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

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

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

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

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

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.