Places annaslyric Wants to Go

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

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

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.