Places Driftwood1966 Wants to Go

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

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

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

This 80-foot towering concrete structure, complete with wheel, remains a stark reminder of the coal mining that took place here between 1904 and 1966.

The farmland on the old Isle of Axholme is one of only 4 places in the UK where the medieval practice of strip farming still persists.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

One of the few Tudor palaces in Germany, which hosted a historic WWII meeting.

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

A 17th-century manor house with a Tudor garden and some chilling history.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A century-old fort from Stockholm’s “Sausage Line” defenses.

A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

A stone in a Victorian writer’s garden is a remnant of prehistoric Britain.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.