Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Originally built in the 15th century, this well gave the surrounding area its name.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

A once-beautiful retreat is now a crumbling ruin.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This local cultural center is housed in one of the most important Valencian Art Nouveau buildings in a town that is blessed with many.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

This impressive mural adorns the wall of this 17th-century hotel and honors the literary icon.

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.