Places firienfeld Wants to Go

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.