Places purplemaplesparkles Wants to Go

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

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

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Many miles south of Loch Ness, a similarly-named sea monster stands at the center of a roundabout.

One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.