Places INK Wants to Go

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

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

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

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

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

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

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.