Places martinpooley68 Wants to Go

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

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

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.

A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.