Places willbowers Wants to Go

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

This 400-year-old house tells a tale of witchcraft and woodwork.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.