Places ickaimp Wants to Go

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

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

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.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

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

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.