Places Nerdabella Wants to Go

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

A palatial art deco restroom.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

The Real LegoLand.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.