Places scmathews Wants to Go

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

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

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.