Places michaelfrolekturner Wants to Go

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

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

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.