Places Barefootjoe Wants to Go

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A stunning example of traditional salt production set against a dramatic volcanic landscape.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

An unassuming tribute to engineer William Bald and the workers who built one of Europe's most scenic coastal roads.

A tribute to a vessel involved in the notorious Larne gun-running.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.