Places Fogarty Wants to Go

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A chocolatier with a quaint museum showcasing the history of chocolate.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

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

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.