Places dcowan Wants to Go

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

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

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

The first organic farm shop in Northern Ireland.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.