Places inesgmartins Wants to Go

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

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

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

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

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?