Places dperkins Wants to Go

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

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

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

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