Places MorganGD Wants to Go

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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