Places Olndskan Wants to Go

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.