Places sarathewanderer Wants to Go

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

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

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

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

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.