Places AKJ Wants to Go

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.

An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.

This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."

This massive metal scallop is a tribute to an English composer who once walked across this beach.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.