Places domholmes Wants to Go

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

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

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.