Places honzahol Wants to Go

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A student driver's nightmare.

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

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This blue plaque memorializes the first person to be murdered on a railway train.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.