Places jow22 Wants to Go

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.