Places denese3142 Wants to Go

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

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

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

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

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

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

A student driver's nightmare.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.