Places Hepzibah Wants to Go

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

In pastoral England, a plaque marks where an imaginary community addressed the problem of combat mortality.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.