Places aemem Wants to Go

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.