Carnac, France
Carnac Stones
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
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Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Locmariaquer, France
The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
Bridgnorth, England
This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
Birmingham, England
A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Tanygrisiau, Wales
For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
London, England
Where the dead once lay, art now plays.
London, England
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
London, England
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
London, England
A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
London, England
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.