Places Roseparis Wants to Go

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

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

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.