Places watka27 Wants to Go

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.

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

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

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

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

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

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

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

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

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

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

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

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

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