Places pierro69740 Wants to Go

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Many of the tombs contain victims of yellow fever epidemics.

Among the large beech trees of Lanarkshire, Scotland, lies this abandoned cemetery.

A Victorian-era cemetery serves as a window into the city of Bradford’s past.

A 21-foot-tall pyramid in a Northern Irish woodland marks the grave of... nobody.

One of the oldest Masonic buildings in England, and still in use today.

This once private residence is now a popular wedding venue and training center for trade union officers.

St John the Baptist Church in Danbury, Essex, is a wonderful place to explore medieval architecture and artistry, in particular their bench ends, knight effigies, and unique squint.

A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.

A reminder of a long-gone community and way of life on the River Tyne.

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

Remains of a keep that was built shortly after the Norman conquest of England.

Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.

A striking testament to the industrial past.

Water demonstrates its carving power along a Cumbrian trail.

This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.