Places Beth Ward Wants to Go

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

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

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

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

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.