Places vhass Wants to Go

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

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

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.