Places sarahfitzgerald1 Wants to Go

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

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

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

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

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

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.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.