Places minxlj Wants to Go

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.