Places dapolzin Wants to Go

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Believed to be the capital of the the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

The ruins of a 12th-century seaside castle on the southwest coast of Scotland.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This standing stone has a unique backdrop thanks to some of the United Kingdom's best-rated beaches.

The overgrown ruins of this once majestic castle sit forlornly in the Scottish countryside.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.