Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

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

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

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

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

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.