Places iammoosie Wants to Go

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

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

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

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

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

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

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.