Places LittleIsobel Wants to Go

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Traditional, pre-Hispanic food is served alongside classic favorites in this family-owned Mexican restaurant.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

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

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.