Lisbon, Portugal
Bordallo Pinheiro Garden
A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Downe, England
Down House
The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
London, England
Chained Library at Chelsea Old Church
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
London, England
Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
Cobham, England
Painshill Park Follies
Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
Portsmouth, England
Mary Rose
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Oxford, England
Pitt Rivers Museum
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
Duke Humfrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Oxford, England
Another Time II
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
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Manchester, England
Boardman’s Entry
A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.
Winchester, England
'Sound II' at Winchester Cathedral
This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Plains, Georgia
Jimmy Carter Smiling Peanut
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Zinnowitz, Germany
Submerged Gondola
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ladybug Building
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
Lambholm, Scotland
The Italian Chapel
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Paris, France
Labrouste Reading Room
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
London, England
Eltham Palace
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
Fez, Morocco
The Blue Gate of Fes
The other side is actually green.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Forbes Pigment Collection
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Keswick, England
Derwent Pencil Museum
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Center for the Book
This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.
Aubagne, France
Little World of Marcel Pagnol
A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.
Seattle, Washington
The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
