Places ElineB Wants to Go

Giant naked man on a hillside.

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

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

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