Places Greg Jones Wants to Go

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.