Places m0118 Wants to Go

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

You will not be able to miss this building.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

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.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

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

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

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

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

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

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."