Places johnw404 Wants to Go

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.