Places grrrlbrarian Wants to Go

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

The enigmatic stone has towered over a Northern Ireland town for thousands of years.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

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

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

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

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Artifacts and exhibits tell the story of a small town that has punched above its weight and influenced history.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

Three memorials honor the victims of the worst sports stadium disaster in Britain.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.