Places mrsamps Wants to Go

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants

An established watering hole whose unique history is as fascinating as its decor

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

A statue of Vladimir Illyich Lenin guards this abandoned building in the "Forbidden City."

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

An amazing house in a park in the middle of Falkirk

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."