Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Built in 1547, these ruins lie on a rocky promontory in Ballintoy jutting into the wild ocean waters below.

Designed to inspire artists visiting the island.

A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

A tiny museum dedicated to the world’s tallest true giant sits on an island he never set foot on.

In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

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