London: Side Trips

The St. Pancras train station first opened in 1868, and reopened in 2007 after an £800 million refit as the London home of Eurostar, offering high-speed rail connections to continental Europe. Take a trip from here through the Channel Tunnel to Paris, or just hang out in the station and admire the stunning building. A few features have been overhyped ("Europe's longest Champagne bar" is actually a long drinking counter with a distinctly average-sized serving area) and some of the public art, such as a towering bronze of an embracing couple, is execrable. But the Barlow Shed, the huge glass-and-iron-canopied terminus, is one of the wonders of London.

• 1. Champagne Bar
  St. Pancras Station, London, U.K. NW1 2QP; 44-(0)20-7843-4250 51.53281-0.127998 More Info
• 2. Eurostar, Barlow Shed
  St. Pancras Station, London, U.K. NW1 2QP 51.53281-0.127998 eurostar.com