Places aedoylee Wants to Go

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

Giant naked man on a hillside.

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Rare and strange weather predictors, from mercury barometers to leech prognosticators.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

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

A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

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