Places lizziebelle Wants to Go

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

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

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

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

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