Places Kate Burton Wants to Go

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

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

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.