Places ukparry Wants to Go

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.