Oxford, England
J.R.R. Tolkien's Grave
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
Freud Museum London
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
London, England
The Theatre
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
London, England
Barbican Conservatory
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
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London, England
World's Largest Potted Plant
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
Greatstone, England
Greatstone Sound Mirrors
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
London, England
The Cockpit
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
London, England
Bunhill Fields
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
London, England
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
Longplayer
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Stromness, Scotland
The Stones of Stenness
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Faringdon, England
Uffington White Horse
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Gwynedd, Wales
Portmeirion Village
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
London, England
Crossness Pumping Station
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
The Star Tavern
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
Iona Abbey
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
London, England
St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
Nottingham, England
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
