Places Bones Wants to Go

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

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

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

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

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

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

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

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

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

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

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.