Places taras Wants to Go

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.