Places astrostarr2 Wants to Go

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.