Places brooklynab Wants to Go

This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

This 12th-century house is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.

If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

Mysterious stone faces line a hidden path great for seeing wildflowers, bird watching, and rock climbing.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

This mysterious chalk figure of a horse has been recreated and restored for more than a century.

A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

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

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.