Places Banny Wants to Go

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

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

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

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

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.