Places AJPilkington Wants to Go

A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

One of Cumbria's largest stone circles, dating to the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.