Places Gin Minsky Wants to Go

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

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

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

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

This lopsided, earthquake-damaged temple stands as a testament to Taiwan’s resilience.

Hidden in a cave on a small Taiwanese island, a stalagmite reported to look like the bodhisattva Guanyin.

Diners have been slurping 'fool's noodles' at this shop for more than 70 years.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.