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London, England

Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
Added by disastrophe
London, England

William Blake's Home

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
Added by lrt228
London, England

Grant Museum of Zoology

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Allison Added by Allison
London, England

The Morpeth Arms

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Added by paulmazz
Coventry, England

Spon Street

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
London, England

Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Rawtenstall, England

Mr Fitzpatrick's Temperance Bar

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
London, England

The Dove

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
paulypaul Added by paulypaul
Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
Cambridge, England

The Eagle

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Added by williamebrown
London, England

The Star Tavern

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Colin McDonald Added by Colin McDonald
Nottingham, England

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Added by NottsForest
Le Roy, New York

The JELL-O Gallery Museum

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Torun, Poland

Toruń Gingerbread Museum

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
AdamTKincaid Added by AdamTKincaid
Portland, Oregon

The Hat Museum

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Eichenau, Germany

Pfefferminzmuseum (Peppermint Museum)

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.
pieofthemonth Added by pieofthemonth
Williton, England

The Bakelite Museum

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
Added by manopanthea
Kumano-chō, Japan

Fudenosato Kobo Brush Museum

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.
Added by Podling
Healdsburg, California

Hand Fan Museum

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Added by dhill3030
Superior, Wisconsin

A World of Accordions Museum

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Embudo, New Mexico

Johnnie Meier Classical Gas Museum

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
neala Added by neala
Lincoln, Nebraska

National Museum of Roller Skating

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Hyderabad, India

Sudha Cars Museum

Camera cars and condom bikes built from scrap and one man's passion.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Floydada, Texas

Boston Terrier Museum

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.
Added by yankeetexan