Places Franny Mac Wants to Go

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.