Places Sarah Farrow Wants to Go

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.