Places danielmawson Wants to Go

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

One of the most notorious leaders of the French Revolution once lived here.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

A recently restored substation that dates from 1875.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.

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

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

The quaint gallery displays works by artists from all across Mauritania.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

An Art Nouveau church decorated in mother-of-pearl and aluminum.

This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.