Places 5beasts Wants to Go

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

Before construction of the famous Tintagel Castle, this site in Cornwall was likely a prosperous Dark Age trading port.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

This public lavatory is home to a mini museum that explores toilets through time.

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.

This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

The front of this 17th-century cottage also contains a large, stone face.

Inspired by the colossal pyramids at Giza, this 15-foot structure is believed to be the first funerary pyramid in Great Britain.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.