Places jenmcdonald Wants to Go

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

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

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.