Places BeerAndLoathing Wants to Go

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

An installation that makes understanding the size of the universe a walk in the park.

Though they might seem like arbitrary scratches in the wall, these were once official measures of length.

Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

In eastern Oregon, two mineral hot springs sit along the Malheur River in a fairly desolate area where peace and quiet are abound.

An unsuspecting brick building outside Orlando houses decades of train ephemera.