Places stephmcmahon Wants to Go

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.