Places johndanlopa Wants to Go

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

Britain's oldest miniature railway.

A Victorian gravestone has a carving of a safety device invented in the 1860s that is still saving lives today.

Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.

A reconstructed section of a Roman bathhouse sits next to an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

This unique collection of lawnmowers includes vintage blueprints and automatic robot mowers.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A medieval emblem located in the middle of a racetrack.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.