Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

A long-abandoned relic of World War II.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.

A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.

The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

Hidden behind an industrial area, this is one of the very few such transporter bridges in existence.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.

A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.

The history of West London’s water supply.

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.

The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.