Places Ariel Azoff Wants to Go

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

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

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

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

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

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

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