Places SSSA42 Wants to Go

The world’s first dedicated cloud observation platform.

In the middle of a barren moorland, the remnants of a lost British Space Age stand like a 20th-century Stonehenge.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

A massive glacial deposit that includes a carved staircase to reach the top.

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

A rare example of a gritstone cross in this region of the United Kingdom.

Collapsed television tower finds new life as a control tower for boat races.

A giant dish used in this village's long tradition of baking absurdly large meat pies now serves as a flowerbed.

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.