Places johnw404 Wants to Go

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A beloved street vendor is memorialized outside a German train station.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.