Places vickipowelluk Wants to Go

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

A preserved 18th century steel factory.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?

Once upon a time these giant concrete tanks were used by local fishermen to clean their wild-caught mussels.