Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.

A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

A trove of history focused on Marks & Spencer, the British department store.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

The devil-defying mark left by a saint as a boy is visible inside Lisbon's cathedral.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

Cemetery dating back to 1884, known for being the final resting place of the notorious Kray twins.

Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.