Places taylambishop Wants to Go

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

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

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.