Places Spyros K Wants to Go

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

A working farm turned into a museum dedicated to the world's most unbelievably tiny cars.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.