Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

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

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

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

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

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

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

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

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

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

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

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

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.