Places iainemslie Wants to Go

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A rare tobacconist Napoleon statue stands inside York’s medieval guildhall.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

A unique tribute to the chocolatey past that helped shape one British city.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.