Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

This informal museum is a magical trove of anonymous art collected from car boots and flea markets.

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

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

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.