Places stevehope1 Wants to Go

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This sandstone tree trunk is a relic from a long-past era when England had a more tropical climate.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

Yorkshire’s largest boulder has a storied past associated with Druids and witches.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.