Places PH74 Wants to Go

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

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

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

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

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

In pastoral England, a plaque marks where an imaginary community addressed the problem of combat mortality.

After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.