Places sallyanneyoung Wants to Go

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.