Places Xoan Wants to Go

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.

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

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

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

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

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

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

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.