Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

From amidst her whirling waves, this mermaid sees all who pass through St. Swithun’s Church. If local legends are to be believed, she serves as a warning.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

Once used by British troops to gather water prior to the Battle of Bladensburg.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?