Places evjoon Wants to Go

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A rare example of a Lowland broch.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

A recently restored substation that dates from 1875.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

Crafted by one of the first makers of stoneware in England.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.