Places asherkaye Wants to Go

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

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

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.