Liverpool, England
Eleanor Rigby's Grave
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Portsmouth, England
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Chipping Norton, England
This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.
London, England
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Greenfield, Wales
This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.
Pen-yr-Allt, Wales
This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.
Llantysilio, Wales
This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.
Blaenau Gwent, Wales
A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.
Caernarfon, Wales
This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
Saint Davids, Wales
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Cardiff, Wales
An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Llithfaen, Wales
An abandoned quarrying village turned commune is now a hub for learning the Welsh language.
Rhayader, Wales
A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.