Places Fab1 Wants to Go

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

This oft-overlooked public artwork depicts another Warwickshire legend.

After this beloved Cambridge character passed away, the community raised funds to provide him with a proper gravestone.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.