Los Angeles, California
Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.
London, England
Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Hereford, England
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Isle of North Uist, Scotland
The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Mansfield, England
An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.
London, England
Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.