Places kittymay Wants to Go

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

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

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.