Places Karin Kross Wants to Go

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

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

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

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.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.