Places Xoan Wants to Go

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.