Places Mina Murray Wants to Go

Order savory Levantine baked goods with innovative twists at this takeout-only spot.

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

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

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.