Places emiliejayne Wants to Go

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

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.

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

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

England's most notorious suicide spot.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

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

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.