Places mawdsleyem Wants to Go

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.