Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

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

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

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.

You will not be able to miss this building.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

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

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

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

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

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

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

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

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.