Places Will Wants to Go

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.