Places LisaLii Wants to Go

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.