Places Edited by SEANETTA ALLSASS

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.