Places stephmcmahon Wants to Go

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

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 close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."