Places michaelfrolekturner Wants to Go

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

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

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.