Places alessandralee Wants to Go

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

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

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

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

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.