Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.