Places grantavery Wants to Go

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A student driver's nightmare.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."