Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

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

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

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

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

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

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

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

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

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.