Places reeserich Wants to Go

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

A bronze statue of Momo, a girl holding a huge ear, sits waiting to listen to anyone who needs it.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.