Places christophermmarasco Wants to Go

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.