Places Will R Wants to Go

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

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A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

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

A student driver's nightmare.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.